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whir (v.)
c. 1400, Scottish, "fling, hurl," probably from Old Norse
hvirfla
, frequentative of
hverfa
"to turn" (see
wharf
). Compare Danish
hvirvle
, Dutch
wervelen
, German
wirbeln
"to whirl." Related:
Whirred
;
whirring
.
